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No. 645,457. Patented Mar. 13, I900. c. c. a J. u. CARR. APPLIANCE FOR WOMENS WEAR.

(Application filed May 26, 1899.)

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No. 645,457. Patented Mar. I3. 1900; c. c. a J; H. CARR. APPLIANCE FOR WOMENS WEAR.

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OHESTORA O. CARE AND JOHN HENRY CARR, OF HILLSDALE, MICHIGAN.

APPLIANCE FOR WOMENS WEAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 645,457, dated March 13, 1900.

' Application filed May 26, 1899. Serial No. 718,441. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that we, CHESTORA O. CARR and JOHN HENRY CARR, citizens of the United States, residing at Hillsdale, in the county of Hillsdale and State of Michigan, have invented a new and useful Appliance for Womens WVear, ofwhich the following is a specification.

I This invention relates to a garment-supporting appliance for women; and it has, primarily, for its object the provision of a simple and inexpensive device having means for positively supporting a plurality of skirts to prevent sagging at the back, while at the same time firmly holding the inner and outer waists of the wearer, so that the garments will maintain a correct position on the body and preserve the proper fit.

A further object of the invention is to associate the garment-supporting means with a harness for the body, whereby the harness will be held properly positioned by reason of the engagement of the skirts with the supporting device associated with the harness.

Broadly the device includes a member adapted to be worn on the body, in combination with a garment, of a hook and'eye, the respective parts of which are secured to said member and to said garment, and said hook being adapted to receive one or more articles of apparel interposed between said two lastmentioned parts, which latter are secured therein by the eye, and to secure a more perfeet union of the different parts we prefer to employ two hooks and eyes.

In its aspect as a combination garmentsupporting appliance the invention involves a novel construction of body-harness providing for the support of the abdomen and back, as well as for providing for bracing the shoulders and supporting the hose.

With these ends in view the invention consists in the novel combination of elements and in the construction and arrangement of parts, which will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

To enable others to understand the invention, we have illustrated the preferred embodiment thereof in the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in Which- Figure 1 is a front View of the complete aptical sectional View showing the manner in which the supporting device is associated with the eyeleted body member to provide for supporting a plurality of skirts and also holding down an outer waist. Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the engagement of the hook member in an eyelet of the body member. Figs. 6 and 7 are details in perspective, respectively, of the hook and eye.

Like characters denote like and corresponding parts in each of the several figures of the drawings.

The device as a combination garment-supporting appliance includes in its organization a body member which is adapted to be Worn by the user and which is denoted by B, and it is represented as consisting of a harness which involves, preferably, in its construction an abdominal piece or supporter 2 of substantially-segmental shape connected by the flexible or elastic straps 3 with the part 4:, which fits against the small of the back, and these may be made from any suitable material, and the parts 2 and 4 are provided with depending tabs 5, to which the ends of a catamenial bandage can be attached in the familiar manner.

The straps or suspenders 6 are fastened to the abdominal supporter 2 and cross the front and pass over the shoulders and terminate at a point above the part 4, and the free ends of these straps are provided with eyelets 7 to re ceive'the lacing-cord 8, by which the relative position of the two straps where they fit against the back can be adjusted, and these straps carry the hooks by which the skirts are supported through the agency of eyes on said skirts adapted to engage-the hooks, and the different articles of apparel, such as outer and inner waists disposed between the skirt and the body, are held down by being folded or thrust into the hooks, being secured therein by the eyes.

The hooks to which reference has been made are denoted by 9 and the cooperating eye by 10, and each skirt is provided with two eyes, and all of these are preferably formed from wire, and each is in one piece. It will be understood, therefore, that each hook receives two eyes.

The hooks have bends or Us 12 at their lower ends and also vertical side legs or branches 13, which converge slightly upwardly and which are adapted to extend through transversely-alined eyelets 7 in the free ends of the body-straps 6, and the extremities of these branches are bent inward,

.the minor details of construction within the scope of the appended claimsmay be resorted 'to without departing from the spirit or sacri ficingany of the ad vantages of this invention. The bends 12 are bulged outward, thereby as at 14, to hold the hooks against withdrawal, and these inwardly-bent portions are rounded, so as not to present any angles to the clothing to tear or otherwise injure the same.-

producing a shape that cannot tear and also constituting a guide over which the eyescan ride, so as to properly seat the same, and the. inward projections 15 atthe free. endsof the bends produce a narrow throat at this point. and serve as a means for securely holding the eyes therein against ordinary pressure dueto play of the skirts while worn.

The eyeslO are of substantially Ushapeand are made comparatively wide, so as to hold the article-firmly in the hooks andv pre vent lateral or side motion of thesame. The branches of. the eyes are provid edlwith smaller eyes at theirfree ends to receive stitchingor to be se'curedinsome other suitable manner to the skirts S andS along the upper edge thereof.

By reasonof theconstruction and arrange Y mentof parts described it will be observed that the weight of the skirts whichare supported by the hooks 9 will be transferred to the back-straps 6, and-thereby serve to exert j the combination of abody-harness provided with shoulder straps having eyeleted ends ,arranged at the back of, the wearer, anda an. upward strain upon. the abdominal sup porter 2 and the-hose-supportin g tapes or garters 20, which are attached to said abdominal supporter or. piece. Hence the garment-supporting device consisting of the hooks and eyes is essential to provide for the attachment of. the skirts to the back-straps 6, whereby the latter will be drawn downwardly and hold. the harness in proper position upon the body without discomfort to the wearer.

Two waists are represented, the; inner one I being designatedby W and the outer one by W, and. these are firmly held down at. theback by the, hooks 9,.the lower edges of the same being disposedbetween theouter skirt and the body and. being folded or placedin the hooks and held therein by the eyes on the Carr: Theeffectproduced by the attachmentcle scribed is neat and. dressy, and the waistsare skirt or skirts.

straps 6 to be removed over the head.

Changes in the form, proportion, size, and

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is-- 1. Ina body appliance of the character described, the combinationwith a body member, comprising shoulder-straps having: eyeleted endszarrangedratthe back of the wearer, of. hooks and eyes, the respective-parts of which are detachably secured to the eyeleted ends of. said straps andto a garment, said hook being arranged to receivethe foldsof one or more articles of apparel, and. the eye being. adapted to en gagewith: the folds within the hook, substantially. asset forth- 2. In an appliance of the class described,

the combination of, the body-harness including an abdominal supporter, and garters, and. providedzw-ith shoulder-straps having the free ends thereof arranged at the back of the wearer, and a garment-supportin g device'suspended from said freeends of the shoulderstraps, substantially'as set forth.

3. In an applianceof the class described,

garment-supporting device havingzhooks. deitaohably suspended from the eyeleted ends ;of. said straps, substantially asrsetforthz,

In testimony that We claim the foregoing as" our own we have hereto affixed our'signaturesv ,inthe presence of witnesses- CHESTORA GLCARR'. JOHN HENRY CARR;

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J NO. P. McDoNALD, PAUL W. CHASE. Witnesses as to signature-of John Henry M. P. Case... J. W. HARRISON. 

